User Experience Designer

Title: User Experience Designer (3193)

Location: Seattle United States

Job Description:

Break barriers and build seamless commerce experiences as part of a visionary UX team revolutionizing global logistics. Join us to design solutions that connect buyers and sellers across borders, making worldwide trade simple, intuitive, and accessible.

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a UX Designer to join for an approximate 12-month project!

While this is a remote position, you must reside in one of the following states: Washington, Oregon, California, to be considered. Option to work onsite in Bellevue, WA or Santa Clara, CA is available.

Join a pioneering design team shaping the future of global logistics for our client. You'll create intuitive, end-to-end logistics experiences that help eliminate borders for buyers and sellers worldwide. This role offers the unique opportunity to influence significant UX decisions while working with a diverse, international team dedicated to making commerce accessible to everyone, everywhere.

As a UX Designer, You Will

• Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define business and feature requirements via empirical online data, usability findings, market research, and proven UCD principles.
• Assess and optimize the performance of new and existing features by actively participating in usability testing and interpreting analytics data using Omniture SiteCatalyst.
• Present design work to the user experience team, product team, and Amazon.com executives for review and feedback
• Contribute to user interface design and development best practices and standards.
• Provide leadership in the area of ecommerce trends, web application design, and user interface innovations.

 

As an Applicant, You Bring

• 7+ years industry experience providing interaction design solutions for web and/or software applications.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and design, as well as strong knowledge of usability principles and techniques
• Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Visio, and Dreamweaver.
• A strong online portfolio demonstrating past work experience and relevant, user-centered design solutions is required.
• Strong proficiency with Figma.

 

As a Bonus, You Have

• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
• Self-starter who is a customer-obsessed, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic team player.
• Ability to work with highly technical teams and handle multiple projects in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prototype in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, or Flash highly desired.

 

Additional Position Details

• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None.
• Physical Demands
  • Physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Work Environment
  • Home office or hybrid work environment.
• Travel
  • None.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.     

Compensation

Pay Range: $60.00 - $67.00 (Hourly)    

 

The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.